Postdoc Metallurgist: Critical Mineral Recovery

National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Golden (CO); On-site; USD 77,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental & Vision Insurance

Pension benefits

403(b) Employer Match

AD&D & Life Insurance

Paid Holidays & PTO

Job summary

National Renewable Energy Laboratory invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Extractive Metallurgy for critical mineral recovery. The role focuses on developing sustainable metallurgical processes, experimental design, and data-driven evaluation in a multidisciplinary team.

The successful candidate will publish, present at conferences, and contribute to project milestones in a high-impact energy research environment. This is a fixed-term postdoc at NREL in Golden, CO.

Qualifications

• PhD within last 3 years in a relevant field.
• Strong foundation in inorganic chemistry, thermodynamics, and kinetics.

Responsibilities

• Design lab experiments for mineral and chemical processing.
• Support hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical projects on mineral recovery.
• Characterize samples using XRD, XRF, FTIR, SEM; analyze data.

Skills

Pyrometallurgy

Hydrometallurgy

Electrometallurgy

XRD/XRF/FTIR/SEM

Thermodynamic analysis

Laboratory leadership

Collaboration across disciplines

Education

PhD in Metallurgy/Related Field

Tools

FactSage

OLI Studio

XRD

XRF

FTIR

SEM

Job description

National Renewable Energy Laboratory invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Extractive Metallurgy for critical mineral recovery. The role focuses on developing sustainable metallurgical processes, experimental design, and data-driven evaluation in a multidisciplinary team.

The successful candidate will publish, present at conferences, and contribute to project milestones in a high-impact energy research environment. This is a fixed-term postdoc at NREL in Golden, CO.